Outline of Kuwait

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The Flag of Kuwait		The Coat of arms of Kuwait

The location of Kuwait

An enlargeable map of the State of Kuwait

The State of Kuwait is a sovereign emirate located on the coast of the Persian Gulf in Southwest Asia and the Middle East.^[1] Kuwait is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north and west. The name of Kuwait is a diminutive of an Arabic word meaning "fortress built near water."^[2] It has a population of 3.1 million and an area of 17,818 km². Kuwait is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government and Kuwait City serves as its political and economic capital.

Kuwait has the world's fifth largest proven oil reserves^[3] and is the fourth richest country in the world per capita.^[4] Kuwait's oil fields were discovered and exploited in the 1930s and after it gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1961, the nation's oil industry saw unprecedented growth. Petroleum and petroleum products now account for nearly 95% of export revenues, and 80% of government income.^[5]

In 1990, Kuwait was invaded and annexed by neighboring Iraq. The seven month-long Iraqi occupation came to an end after a direct military intervention by United States-led forces. Nearly 700 Kuwaiti oil wells were set ablaze by the retreating Iraqi army resulting in a major environmental and economic catastrophe.^[6] Kuwait's infrastructure was badly damaged during the war and had to be rebuilt.^[7]

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Kuwait:

[edit] General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Kuwait

Pronunciation:
Common English country name: Kuwait
Official English country name: The State of Kuwait
Common endonym(s):
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s): Kuwaiti
Demonym(s):
Etymology: Name of Kuwait
International rankings of Kuwait
ISO country codes: KW, KWT, 414
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:KW
Internet country code top-level domain: .kw

[edit] Geography of Kuwait

An enlargeable topographic map of Kuwait

Main article: Geography of Kuwait

Kuwait is: a country
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
  - Asia
    - Southwest Asia
- Middle East
  - Arabian Peninsula
- Time zone: UTC+03
- Extreme points of Kuwait
  - High: unnamed location 306 m (1,004 ft)
  - Low: Persian Gulf 0 m
- Land boundaries: 462 km

Iraq 240 km

Saudi Arabia 222 km

Coastline: Persian Gulf 499 km

Population of Kuwait: 2,851,000 - 136th most populous country
Area of Kuwait: 17,818 km²
Atlas of Kuwait

[edit] Environment of Kuwait

An enlargeable satellite image of Kuwait

[edit] Natural geographic features of Kuwait

Glaciers of Kuwait: None
Islands of Kuwait
Lakes of Kuwait: None
Mountains of Kuwait
- Volcanoes in Kuwait
Rivers of Kuwait
- Waterfalls of Kuwait: None
Valleys of Kuwait
World Heritage Sites in Kuwait: None

[edit] Regions of Kuwait

Main article: Regions of Kuwait

[edit] Ecoregions of Kuwait

Main article: Ecoregions in Kuwait

[edit] Administrative divisions of Kuwait

Main article: Administrative divisions of Kuwait

Governorates of Kuwait
- Districts of Kuwait

[edit] Demography of Kuwait

Main article: Demographics of Kuwait

[edit] Government and politics of Kuwait

Main article: Government of Kuwait and Politics of Kuwait

Form of government:
Capital of Kuwait: Kuwait City

Elections in Kuwait
- (specific elections)
Political parties in Kuwait
Political scandals of Kuwait
Taxation in Kuwait

[edit] Branches of the government of Kuwait

Main article: Government of Kuwait

[edit] Executive branch of the government of Kuwait

[edit] Legislative branch of the government of Kuwait

Parliament of Kuwait (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Kuwait
- Lower house: House of Commons of Kuwait

[edit] Judicial branch of the government of Kuwait

Main article: Court system of Kuwait

Supreme Court of Kuwait

[edit] Foreign relations of Kuwait

Main article: Foreign relations of Kuwait

[edit] International organization membership

The State of Kuwait is a member of:^[1]

African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (nonregional member)
Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD)
Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)
Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU)
Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 77 (G77)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
League of Arab States (LAS)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC)
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

[edit] Law and order in Kuwait

Main article: Law of Kuwait

[edit] Military of Kuwait

Main article: Military of Kuwait

Command
- Commander-in-chief:
  - Ministry of Defence of Kuwait
Forces
Military history of Kuwait
Military ranks of Kuwait

[edit] Local government in Kuwait

Main article: Local government in Kuwait

[edit] History of Kuwait

Main article: History of Kuwait, Timeline of the history of Kuwait, and Current events of Kuwait

[edit] Culture of Kuwait

Main article: Culture of Kuwait

[edit] Art in Kuwait

[edit] Sports in Kuwait

Main article: Sports in Kuwait

Football in Kuwait

[edit] Economy and infrastructure of Kuwait

Main article: Economy of Kuwait

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 53rd (fifty-third)

[edit] Education in Kuwait

Main article: Education in Kuwait

[edit] See also

Southwest Asia portal

Arabic language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Main article: Kuwait

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b "Kuwait". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ku.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
^ Kuwait (History) - the name is a diminutive of an Arabic word meaning fortress built near water
^ Oil & Gas Journal, January, 2007
^ CIA - The World Factbook - Rank Order - GDP - per capita (PPP)
^ CIA - The World Factbook - Kuwait
^ "Kuwait still recovering from Gulf War fires". CNN. January 3, 2003. http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/01/03/sproject.irq.kuwait.oil.fires/index.html. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
^ "Country profile: Kuwait". BBC News. May 8, 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/791053.stm. Retrieved May 20, 2010.

Kuwait People Management System(KPIMS) http://clubco.dyndns.org/kpims

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[CIA_World_Factbook-0] "Kuwait". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ku.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

[1] Kuwait (History) - the name is a diminutive of an Arabic word meaning fortress built near water

[2] Oil & Gas Journal, January, 2007

[GDP_per_capita_rank_by_CIA-3] CIA - The World Factbook - Rank Order - GDP - per capita (PPP)

[kuwait_by_CIA-4] CIA - The World Factbook - Kuwait

[5] "Kuwait still recovering from Gulf War fires". CNN. January 3, 2003. http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/01/03/sproject.irq.kuwait.oil.fires/index.html. Retrieved May 20, 2010.

[6] "Country profile: Kuwait". BBC News. May 8, 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/791053.stm. Retrieved May 20, 2010.

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Outline of Kuwait

Contents

[edit] General reference

[edit] Geography of Kuwait

[edit] Environment of Kuwait

[edit] Natural geographic features of Kuwait

[edit] Regions of Kuwait

[edit] Ecoregions of Kuwait

[edit] Administrative divisions of Kuwait

[edit] Governorates of Kuwait

[edit] Districts of Kuwait

[edit] Municipalities of Kuwait

[edit] Demography of Kuwait

[edit] Government and politics of Kuwait

[edit] Branches of the government of Kuwait

[edit] Executive branch of the government of Kuwait

[edit] Legislative branch of the government of Kuwait

[edit] Judicial branch of the government of Kuwait

[edit] Foreign relations of Kuwait

[edit] International organization membership

[edit] Law and order in Kuwait

[edit] Military of Kuwait

[edit] Local government in Kuwait

[edit] History of Kuwait

[edit] Culture of Kuwait

[edit] Art in Kuwait

[edit] Sports in Kuwait

[edit] Economy and infrastructure of Kuwait

[edit] Education in Kuwait

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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